Dragonborn from Lord of the Rings

Chapter 43 The First Battle of Karn-dum
The Northern Expedition, which took place from the end of August to the beginning of October of the Third Age 2931, was destined to be an event that will last forever.

But any big event is made up of every tiny little detail.

Some of the little things that happened on the way of the expedition are unknown.

As he got closer to the evil stronghold in the north, the fire in Dragon Bourne's heart grew stronger.

Along the way, he always rode Nahar, leaving the coalition troops far away, and galloped for dozens of miles alone, looking eagerly and restlessly to the north.

It wasn't until Fenner and Gandalf caught up with them that he regained his composure.

But even so, soon, he reverted to his old ways, quickly left the large army and ran away.

This worried Gandalf quite a bit.Because he knew that this was a sacred oath testing his mind.

The ordeal will not end until he fulfills his sworn destiny.

Fenner also noticed this.

But like Gandalf, there was nothing she could do about it.

Only the black-haired dragonborn can face this matter alone, and no one else can help him.

This is the power of the oath in Middle-earth. It is not a joke that you say casually. Here, the oath has magical power that you cannot imagine.

Fortunately, in the next few days, Dragon Bourne seemed to be aware of his own changes, and he began to deliberately control his emotions.

He no longer rode Nahal straight to the north.

Instead, they are patiently wandering in front of the coalition forces not too fast, but not too slow.

At night, the holy light on Nahar's body is like a bright light, guiding the direction of the coalition forces.

At this time, Fenner would always hum a beautiful melody.That was almost the most gratifying thing for dwarves and humans during that time.

At this time, Dragon Bourne's fiery heart can be slightly relieved.

He and Nahar would always stop and listen to the beautiful and moving melody of the female elf until the end of the song.

But even so, there still seemed to be a fire in the eyes of the black-haired dragonborn afterwards, making anyone or anything who dared to approach tremble with fear.

This symptom reached its peak when the Allied forces finally reached the Angmar Mountains.

It was a fort built on the mountainside.

The plain below is connected by a rugged mountain road.

There are steep rock walls on both sides, and the two towering towers above clamp the winding mountain road on the left and the right.Like two hell dogs, guarding the way of the underworld.

In addition, the city wall of Carndum is made of black rocks, which is thick and strong.There are archery towers and riprap towers on both sides.

The city gate is made of black iron, like a big mouth leading to hell, gloomy and black.

The walls and gates are covered with very evil magic, and anyone who dares to touch and attack them will suffer a terrible backlash.

This is Carndum, the largest and most eerie stronghold of the Orcs in the North.Almost all the elves and dwarves who saw this fortress couldn't help but have such a thought in their hearts.

Perhaps this is our last expedition.

The temple of Mandos/Mahal is calling me.

The rangers of the Dúnedain were also shocked by the terrifying fortress in front of them. Hal Barad couldn't help but said to Arathorn: "The fate of the future is out of our control, Lord Arathorn, I hope your decision Still wise and far-sighted. For my heart trembles when I see that dreadful fortress."

Arathorn was also shocked by the sight before him, and he whispered: "Hal Barad, I do not regret this decision. But as you said, when we stand in front of this terrible dark fortress, Our fate is beyond our control. So, I now want to give you another task! Please take my son and wife to Rivendell, so that even if I die here, I can feel at ease. "

But Hal Ballad shook his head.

He said.

"As I said earlier, just worrying about our fate does not mean that I am afraid to face it. Leave this matter to others. I have already left you once, and now I am more willing to use my sword and my life here Protect you, my lord."

The attitude is very firm.

Helpless, Arathorn could only send another warrior back to their place of residence, and brought his wife Gilleen and son, who would be Aragorn in the future, to Rivendell and handed them over to his friend Elrond to raise them.

And this also ensured the continuation of the kingship of the human kingdom of Gondor in the future.

"Warriors, our end is in sight. Get your armor and swords in order, check your bows and arrows, and face our destiny with me."

Seeing that the enemy was right in front of him, Dragon Bourne couldn't bear it anymore, the power of the oath was driving him, and the flames in the golden vertical pupils almost burst out.

He turned his head and said loudly: "Retreaters should be cast aside!"

Including Thorin, the expressions of everyone in the coalition army changed.

Everyone began to organize the loose team.

I saw the elves standing behind holding guns and swords, and holding bows and arrows, with a clear banner.

The dwarf stood in front of the formation holding a shield and a spear, motionless as a mountain.

The horned sheep riders lined up on the left.

The Dúnedain ranks mustered on the right.

Gandalf and Thorin and Arathorn were beside him, counseling him.

All are preparing to meet their fate.

When the formation of the coalition forces was re-formed, the horns of the coalition forces sounded one by one.

First, there were three heavy roars of the dwarves, followed by three melodious and surging sounds of the elves' horns.

At that time, because the kingship of the Dúnedain had not yet been declared, the horns of the humans in this battle did not sound.If not, the half-orcs in Carndumli would have been more terrified that day.

But even so, when the loud horns of the dwarves and elves sounded in the north, the ice and snow on the top of the Angmar Mountains knew that the power of light was coming to the north again.

With anger and hatred, they vowed to overthrow the rule of the northern half-orcs.

This terrified the Orcs in Carndum Fortress.

Cursed and whipped by the cunning and cruel half-orc leader Azog the Pale Orc, they rushed up the tall city wall of Carndum tremblingly with fear.

"The pointy-eared elves and dwarf scum can't break through our defenses, and Karndum will be their burial place!"

Azog kicked and kicked his diminutive brethren, his angry roars echoing through the ancient evil fortress.

The pale orc was very frightened and angry.

Although it has been more or less expected, there will be such a day.

But the elves and dwarves came too soon.

At least thousands of half-orcs failed to return to Carndum, which greatly weakened the forces guarding Carndum, the largest and most formidable half-orc stronghold in the north.

Today, Azog only has a mixed army of more than 3000 orcs, Frood wildlings, and trolls. They are demoralized and frightened, and they are useless at all.

If it weren't for the protection of Carndum, the largest and most majestic fortress in the north, these cowardly and cowardly fellow tribes would have dispersed in a hurry.

what.

Yes, Azog had already made up his mind to stick to Karndum, a fortress with treacherous terrain and strong and solid terrain.

In its view, the few people of the coalition army are absolutely not enough to capture Carndum.

Maybe the towers on the steep rock walls on both sides of the rugged mountain road can swallow a large number of their lives. At that time, it will lead the army to counterattack again, and the coalition army of pointed ears and dwarf scum will be completely crushed by it.

In addition, he has a final hole card.

But it's not time to reveal it yet.

But it has to be said that the half-orcs of Azog and Karndumri looked down on the dragonborn too much at that time.

None of them knew what an angry dragonborn could do.

In this regard, even Gandalf, Thorin, and Arathon of the camp of light were far from wrong.

"Okriam, we need a more appropriate plan!"

The wizard didn't seem to expect Azog and the Orc's reaction to be so quick.Looking at the sinister fortress built on the mountainside, Gandalf anxiously said to Dragon Bourne who had already started wearing the helmet.

"This place is extremely steep, if you attack rashly, you will fall into the enemy's trap!"

"I know this place is a prison, ours, or theirs!"

Dragon Bourne took the hammer and shield from the elf attendant, and said under the helmet, "I will break all the shackles of this world, and let the pure fire of light burn everything!"

Speaking of the Dragonborn roared, one person and one horse rushed out like flying, and no one from the coalition army could stop it.

I saw that the light of Valinor erupting from Nahar was the most sacred light in Middle-earth since the first era.

It is like a group of holy light that shines on all things, stepping on the light of Yarien, rushing up the rugged mountain path of Mount Angmar like lightning.

At that time, the orcs on the towers on both sides hadn't even reacted.

"kill him!"

Azog's screams of rage resounded far away among the high mountains, and the ice and snow on the top of Angmar Mountain in the north were even shaken by it. It can be seen how frightened this sinister and cunning half-orc was in his heart at that time.

But the speed of Dragon Bourne and Nahar was astonishing, almost like lightning, and the sound of rumbling horseshoes was still in the sky, but the two had already jumped onto the cliff on the left.

Facing the howling wind from Mount Angmar, Gladios the Breaker in the hands of the Dragonborn slammed a heavy hammer on the iron gate of the tower on the left.

Click.

There was a loud bang that could be heard on both sides of the entire Carndum Fortress.

The iron gate of the tower on the left cliff was shattered by the terrifying power of the dragonborn, and then one man and one horse rushed into this sinister stronghold guarded by more than 200 orcs.

All kinds of screams followed, no one knew exactly what happened inside at that time, even the most evil half-orc didn't want to recall.

However, according to the sporadic words and many poems of the elves and dwarves who survived later, as the dragonborn entered in anger, the tower was full of flames, and the flames of the dragon swept away the evil here!

bang.

Under the excited eyes of the coalition forces and the horror of the half-orcs, the tower on the left collapsed, and a man and a horse pierced through the thick flames and smoke, and reappeared in front of the world.

The morale of the coalition forces reached its peak in an instant.

The dwarven horn sheep cavalry led by Thorin took the lead in charging.

He shouted passionately: "For the silver king, for the Central Continent!"

The Praetorian Guards of the Turin Dwarves immediately shouted loudly, took up their spears, followed their king, and began to charge!
The rangers of Arathorn and the Dúnedain were moved by this shout of morale, and they, led by Arathorn and Hal Barad, rushed up the mountain pass of Carndum.

Following behind were the northern elves led by Fenna. They walked in unison and used the most ferocious firepower to support the dwarves and Dúnedain in front!

"The great Lord of Arda's breath, please protect the subjects under the starlight, and let her arrows hit the target!"

While running, Fenna pulled away Galadrans, and shot an arrow in the eye of a half-orc who was a thousand meters away. At that time, the half-orc was about to pull out his crossbow and shoot at the dragonborn in the city. .

Such scenes continue to happen in the phalanx of elves.

As a result, the half-orcs of Carndum were suppressed by a mere 1000 elves for a while, unable to lift their heads.

Therefore, even the gray-robed wizard couldn't help sighing: "Am I not as good as them?"

As he spoke, the wizard drew out his long sword, gripped his cane tightly, and rushed up the mountain road.

However, after all, having the advantage of the large number of people and the terrain, soon, the half-orc's counterattack also arrived in due course amidst Azog's frightened roar.

Among them, what made Dragon Bourne's heart jump was the city wall of Carndum, a bed crossbow used for city defense pulled its thick and long bowstring.

Boom.

After a toothache mechanical sound, a sharp iron arrow almost as thick as a thigh shot out from the city wall.

In addition, a rain of pitch-black arrows poured down on Azog and his evil minions at the command of him.

Dragon Bourne's golden vertical pupils were almost drawn into a slit.

He erected the huge square shield of his left hand, protecting the side of his weak hand.

when.

The thick and long iron arrows fell on his shield like a rain of short black arrows from the half-orcs on the city wall.

As a result, although Dragon Bourne withstood this wave of attacks, the power of the bed crossbow still made Nahar take a small step back.

This made the holy Nahar extremely angry.It let out a long hiss, and stood up, wishing to jump on the wall of that filthy and evil fortress immediately, and slaughter these hateful, depraved, corrupted creatures.

But Dragon Bourne saw that as Thorin and Arathorn had rushed up the rugged mountain road in front of Carndum, the tower on the right was madly pouring vicious arrows at them.

There are dwarves and humans, and even elves falling under the arrow feathers.

And although Fenner and the others were extremely accurate, their efficiency was far inferior to that of the half-orcs protected by towers.

As a result, Dragon Bourne became even more angry. He pinched his legs, and Nahal immediately understood what he meant.As soon as the golden horseshoe fell, a huge white light lit up, and all the arrows flew away.

Then he took a leap, jumped over a 100-foot mountain stream, and came to the cliff on the right.

The holy and stalwart figure was imprinted in the hearts of almost all elves and dwarves, humans and even half-orcs who participated in this battle, becoming an indelible mark in their hearts.

Even Azog was backed back again and again by Nahar's dazzling light of Valinor, and an unprecedented panic welled up in his heart.

For a moment, it even thought about leaving behind the half-orc army and its master's plan, hiding in a place where the Holy Spirit could no longer find it, and hiding deeply.

But in the end, the evil orc's inner darkness forced him to fight back his fear of the light, and shouted.

"Let the black knights dispatch! We have no way out!"

Then, with the sound of sharp teeth rubbing, a crack opened the eerie iron gate of Carndum.

Nine knights who had no shadow and no breath of life rushed out of the crack, and with endless darkness and cold wind, they rushed towards the dragonborn on the cliff on the right.

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